BROWSE
townland
An Port
genitive: an Phoirt
(Irish)
Port
(English)

Glossary

English port, bank, fort

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53.9788, -8.06956latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Ca, DG, Lm, Lú
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: An Port = The bank or landing place. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. On the NE-facing slope of a hill (118). Rath. On the NE-facing slope of a hill (118). Castle (site). ‘Port Shan Castle.’ On the bank of the River Shannon. The site is marked, though not named on the Down Survey map, and is described as ‘Port Castle ruins’ on Taylor and Skinner’s map of 1788 (Andrews 1969, 234) (205). "
Nóta
1621
Portstanchaslane
CPR Leathanach: 515a
1660c
Purtshanecastle
BSD Leathanach: 55
1734
Porte
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1960 Leathanach: 233
1802
Port
Stat. Survey (Li) Nóta: (léarscáil)
1802
Porte (Conyngham)
Stat. Survey (Li) Leathanach: 111
1809
Portshan C 7 C.Fore
Scale Map (Li)
1835
Port
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 35, 177, Nóta: (60:16/10) innéacs
1836
Port
BS:AL
1836
Port,
'or harbour'
Mc Donough, I.:AL
1836
Port
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Port
S&V:AL
1836
Port,
'a bank, or harbour'
OD:AL
1836
Port
OD:AL

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